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okayi think i messed it up because it is not a 50 50 bevel (right?) and i ran it over my shapton 6000 evenly on both sides before i remembered. then it started wedging in onions so i ran it over my nubatama 1200 bamboo in proportion to what i think is 80 20? mostly on the right side and it's still wedging onions. (i was slicing onions to break it in)i am right handed. the only way i could figure to upload photos was to email you Mark. thanks guys.

taz575

Post subject: Re: sharpening fujiwara

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:37 pm

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Sounds like the edge isn't lined up with the grinds anymore? Or it needs to be thinned out?

How does it cut other things? Onions can make lots of knives wedge!

jill healy

Post subject: Re: sharpening fujiwara

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:36 pm

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really it's not cutting anything all that well......

ken123

Post subject: Re: sharpening fujiwara

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:52 pm

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I suspect it is not so much an issue of symmetry but that the edge has just been rounded off and is no longer a proper edge.It may also need a bit of thinning at this point depending on just how much grinding you've done. Even messed up asymmetry won't cause inability to cut.

What other stones / diamond plates do you have to work with? This will give me a better idea how to proceed.

Ignore the asymmetric edge on the knife and sharpen it evenly on both sides. It won't matter if you grind it properly.

What is going on I suspect is you're wobbling on the stone and that is making it impossible for you to get a good edge on the knife.

Use your 500 stone and grind on 1 side until you can feel a burr along the entire length of the edge. It should only take a few minutes. Then flip it over and do the other side. Then remove the burr. Then move up to the 1K stone and repeat. Then try cutting with your knife and it should be sharp. If you wobble on the stone you will not get a burr so that is the key when you are first learning to ensuring you are doing it correctly.

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